Aaron Leaney & Chris Dadge | Duo Bug Incision Records
by David Fujino, The Live Music Report — December 2006
I like this. A four-year musical friendship
between tenorist Aaron Leaney
and drummer Chris Dadge is now documented in this
live recorded CD, Duo.Leaney works out of the Coltrane legacy,
as we hear in tracks b and especially track c, identified by its repeated low
note and high note theme, while partner Chris Dadge
contributes his closely interactive brand of playing.In track a, recorded July
19, 2006 — through and behind all the rising and falling burnished tenor lines
— Dadge maintains an embracing and easy compositional
flow of sound.In track b, we follow Dadge as he seamlessly resolves his total kit drum solo
into a pulsing steady rhythm that opens up a clear space for tenorist Leaney's concluding and
effecting modal note stresses.When Leaney
plays the clarinet — as in track b — everything changes. The drums take on a
rolling sound, and when cymbals are added, another new section is born in this
evolving extended improvisation.A few years back, Dadge and Leaney used to write
duo compositions. Clearly, all that hard work on themes and structures paid
off.Listeners now get the full
benefit of their combined energy and musical interests — live, and unplanned. This is an artist-driven
CD, and it deserves the support of jazz listeners.
The musicians
Aaron Leaney – tenor sax, B flat clarinet
Chris Dadge – drums, percussion
The tracks
1. a. 07.19.06 (15:10)
2. b. 07.19.06
(18:43)
3. c. 08.01.06 (10:51)